This video says about itself:
South Korean president ‘shocked’ to find 4 unaccounted US THAAD launchers in his country
31 May 2017
The newly-elected president of South Korea ordered a probe into why the country’s defense ministry failed to report to him the import of four more rocket launchers for the US anti-missile system in addition to the two confirmed publicly.
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Translated from Dutch NOS TV:
South Korea wants environmental investigation into THAAD missile defense system
Today, 08:26
There wil be an investigation into the environmental impact of the THAAD missile defense
‘defense’: an euphemism for war
system in South Korea. The new president, Moon, has announced that.
It is no secret that he does not like anything about the system managed by the United States, which is intended to stop North Korean projectiles.
That is the official Pentagon pretext. However, Russia and China see THAAD as a threat to their own territories; escalating tension between the nuclear armed USA and nuclear armed Russia and China.
THAAD is already operational, but the US Americans want to expand it. This requires a large amount of land and, according to a new South Korean law, environmental research must be done.
Cost
The deployment of the missile defense system was an idea of the previous presidents of South Korea and the United States, Park
and Obama. Among other things, it was agreed that the US Americans would pay, but the new President Trump now wants Seoul [capital of South Korea] to contribute.
Tensions between the United States and South Korea have begun to appear only one month into the new administration of President Moon Jae-in. Seoul has for the time being suspended the complete rollout of the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery while it conducts an environmental impact assessment (EIA) on the area surrounding its location. Other signs of conflict are also emerging as Seoul attempts to balance between Washington and Beijing: here.
SOUTH KOREA OFFERS TO HOLD TALKS WITH NORTH In a split with the Trump administration, the South Korean government offered to hold military and humanitarian talks with its northern adversary at the DMZ. [NYT]
TRUMP PROMISES ‘FIRE AND FURY’ FOR NORTH KOREA “North Korea best not make any more threats to the United States. They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen,” President Donald Trump said in a short statement Tuesday. Some experts have denounced the president’s language as “reckless.” Worries sent the global stock market lower. And an old clip of Trump talking about how to handle North Korea in 1999 has resurfaced. [HuffPost]
United States: Defense Secretary James Mattis said an attack on North Korea could spare allies. Analysts aren’t sure that’ll hold true for Seoul.
USA: SENATE BACKS MASSIVE MILITARY SPENDING INCREASE Setting up a future battle over government spending. [Reuters]
Trump’s Interior Secretary Spoke To Oil Trade Group At Trump Hotel. Ryan Zinke’s address to American Petroleum Institute directors financially benefitted the president: here.
Trump Administration Could Permit Oil Companies To ’Assault’ Marine Life. Experts say seismic testing to find drill sites could harm thousands of animals and affect coastal communities: here.
U.S. Lashed As ‘Main Threat’ To Environment At UN Ocean Conference. Climate accord exit is “attempting to deny a future to upcoming generations,” Bolivian President Evo Morales charges: here.
This 5 June 2017 video is called UN conference opens with call to protect the oceans for future generations.
America’s Slow-Motion Military Coup. Trump’s ability to rely on “his generals” for guidance shouldn’t be seen as comforting: here.
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